I am loving the Mexico content. Making me very jealous. It was warm enough in Calgary this weekend that I almost unwrapped my Africa Twin for a ride, but it's back down to the negative teen temperatures now...
I wanted to thank you for these awesome videos. You are good at this. They show the true spirit of adventure riding, just get out there and do it ! No waiting cos your riding buddy isn’t allowed out…. You know what your doing, good route choices show that your not just being a yahoo. Riding alone, but within your limits is a blast. I am an ex motocrosser, turned enduro rider (KTM exc 520) and now AT Adventure DCT, I just can’t imagine taking my AT where you take yours, dropping it in the Baja sand dunes was a classic uggghhh sigh, this‘ll be hard work situation . I’m 5‘11 175lbs and not sure what scares me most, the weight or the lack of a clutch to balance the bike in almost every tight situation! I find that the DCT doesn’t grab when you think it’s going to, it grabs when it wants, kinda spooky. Have you (or any of your viewers) tried both in some gnarly areas? Sadly, I have seen enough videos of people taking one through a puddle and saying, look mom off roading a DCT works just fine. What do you say.
Thank you Mike! You sound well versed in off road bikes. I have not had the opportunity to ride a DCT, I'd like to though. From what I've heard they do well in technical uphill situations. The inability to put power down when you want would be annoying. If I meet someone with a DCT I'll do a thorough test of it!
You are amazing on that Beast! I cannot imagine riding that territory. I've owned mine for 4 years, and am now 70. I bought a Transalp that is a bit more comforting, I can pick it up. But it is not the amazing machine that the Africa Twin is.
Dude. I have a 2017 AT and they are usually only limited by the riders skill but you brough a knife to a gun fight! Unfortunately, I am usually riding fully loaded so a trail like that would be out of the question primarily due to width issues. Nice riding.
Nice work on that big bike. I was there a couple weeks ago on a KTM520 and it was plenty of work! So wet there this year...lots of erosion on the whole peninsula.
Hey there...we went as far south as San Ignacio. Stopped in Guerrero Negro for a rainy day watching whales. Thought it would be more dry on the Cortez side but it was a muddy mess getting there thru the hills. Broke my moto 50mi south of San Felipe and hitched a ride out.
Baja seems like it's always an adventure! I had a camshaft bearing go out and no way to fix it in San Felipe. Had the Mex insurance though and they paid for a self extraction. @@thatguyonanafricatwin
What tires are you running down there? I took my 790 Rally down there in 2021 and it was rough in the sand. You make it look easy!@@thatguyonanafricatwin
Great love the TFT, with the adventure sport you get so much more. Cruise control, on the fly suspension adjustments, apple car play and android auto, adjustable windshield, tubeless tires. The DCT is awesome I’ve had no problems with it off-road, because you have manual mode to shift also.
Love it looks like a blast down there . I'm also wondering about the suspension I have the exact same bike year color what not I ride pretty hard and would love to up grade the front forks to something better
Hi Clayton, it is excellent, highly recommended. The forks are resprung for my weight with heavier fluid. Thats the cheap solution. You can also get new cartridges. The rear is an Ohlins shock set up for me. I found just a respring and revalve was not enough on the stock one. Cheers 🤙
Hey, nice riding! Have you upgraded the forks? I have a '17 as well, a great big dirt bike. I was in Baja last month, dirt biking, what a beautiful place.
@@thatguyonanafricatwin Appreciate the info. Gathering info as I plan to buy AT one day so good to know (i would take it off road as much as possible). Love your videos, looking forward to next one!
I am loving the Mexico content. Making me very jealous. It was warm enough in Calgary this weekend that I almost unwrapped my Africa Twin for a ride, but it's back down to the negative teen temperatures now...
Oh jeez, that's rough. I hear the Okanagan has decent Temps at the moment, might be worth the trip...
I wanted to thank you for these awesome videos. You are good at this. They show the true spirit of adventure riding, just get out there and do it ! No waiting cos your riding buddy isn’t allowed out…. You know what your doing, good route choices show that your not just being a yahoo. Riding alone, but within your limits is a blast. I am an ex motocrosser, turned enduro rider (KTM exc 520) and now AT Adventure DCT, I just can’t imagine taking my AT where you take yours, dropping it in the Baja sand dunes was a classic uggghhh sigh, this‘ll be hard work situation . I’m 5‘11 175lbs and not sure what scares me most, the weight or the lack of a clutch to balance the bike in almost every tight situation! I find that the DCT doesn’t grab when you think it’s going to, it grabs when it wants, kinda spooky. Have you (or any of your viewers) tried both in some gnarly areas? Sadly, I have seen enough videos of people taking one through a puddle and saying, look mom off roading a DCT works just fine. What do you say.
Thank you Mike! You sound well versed in off road bikes. I have not had the opportunity to ride a DCT, I'd like to though. From what I've heard they do well in technical uphill situations. The inability to put power down when you want would be annoying. If I meet someone with a DCT I'll do a thorough test of it!
You are amazing on that Beast! I cannot imagine riding that territory. I've owned mine for 4 years, and am now 70. I bought a Transalp that is a bit more comforting, I can pick it up. But it is not the amazing machine that the Africa Twin is.
If you're picking up the transalp does that mean you've had it off road? If so how do you like it?
My 2019 SILVER /BLACK/WHITE AT Adventure sports DCT is pretty sweet looking too. It lives in Germany, takes me all over the alps. Best toy ever.
They all look very slick I'm just a little biased.
Agreed, the 2017 Tricolor AT is the best and best looking adventure bike ever.
Agreed!
Nice brother 🔥
Dude. I have a 2017 AT and they are usually only limited by the riders skill but you brough a knife to a gun fight! Unfortunately, I am usually riding fully loaded so a trail like that would be out of the question primarily due to width issues. Nice riding.
Fully loaded brings its own challenges, excellent bike!
Nice video! Great content.
Thank you! I'm glad you like it 🤙
Nice work on that big bike. I was there a couple weeks ago on a KTM520 and it was plenty of work! So wet there this year...lots of erosion on the whole peninsula.
Thanks! Did you ride the same area or all of Baja? Yes, the rain ruts were changing every 2 weeks.
Hey there...we went as far south as San Ignacio. Stopped in Guerrero Negro for a rainy day watching whales. Thought it would be more dry on the Cortez side but it was a muddy mess getting there thru the hills. Broke my moto 50mi south of San Felipe and hitched a ride out.
@@ericmcclure3725 that sounds like quite the adventure. What broke on the bike?
Baja seems like it's always an adventure! I had a camshaft bearing go out and no way to fix it in San Felipe. Had the Mex insurance though and they paid for a self extraction. @@thatguyonanafricatwin
What tires are you running down there? I took my 790 Rally down there in 2021 and it was rough in the sand. You make it look easy!@@thatguyonanafricatwin
Great riding! Love your channel. What tires are you running?
Thanks! Glad you like it. I'm running a Mitas E-13 and a Dunlop 908 front and back. About 25 psi in both.
I had a 17 AT loved it, traded it in for a 21 AT adventure sport dct. I love the hell out of it, the dct is awesome.
What do you think of the improvements through the years?
Great love the TFT, with the adventure sport you get so much more. Cruise control, on the fly suspension adjustments, apple car play and android auto, adjustable windshield, tubeless tires. The DCT is awesome I’ve had no problems with it off-road, because you have manual mode to shift also.
Love it looks like a blast down there . I'm also wondering about the suspension I have the exact same bike year color what not I ride pretty hard and would love to up grade the front forks to something better
Hi Clayton, it is excellent, highly recommended. The forks are resprung for my weight with heavier fluid. Thats the cheap solution. You can also get new cartridges.
The rear is an Ohlins shock set up for me. I found just a respring and revalve was not enough on the stock one. Cheers 🤙
Hey, nice riding! Have you upgraded the forks? I have a '17 as well, a great big dirt bike. I was in Baja last month, dirt biking, what a beautiful place.
Thank you! I have proper springs and heavier oil. It works pretty well. It's pretty amazing here, hope you had an excellent trip 🤙
Nice! What I've watched so far. Had to to scroll back, thought I misheard the out of 6. (Comment for the algorithm)
Thanks for the comment Vance. I think a 6 applies when a screw up requires a winch.
I think we have mutual friends. Beautiful bike. I might be biased.
Who might our friends be? Thanks, I'm sure yours is beautiful as well 👍
Scott, Andrew(dirty chimps), Mladin@@thatguyonanafricatwin
@@theadventurecooperative we do indeed. Where are you based out of?
We are Vancouver island residents trapped in Baja all winter. San Felipe mostly. We will be riding through San Quintin soon.@@thatguyonanafricatwin
Cool! Let me know when and we can grab a taco 🤙
How often do you service shocks on your bike? approx milage
I'm doing a 1 year interval right now. I am riding about 3-5000 km a year.
@@thatguyonanafricatwin Appreciate the info. Gathering info as I plan to buy AT one day so good to know (i would take it off road as much as possible). Love your videos, looking forward to next one!
Thank you! You'll definitely want to respring the bike for your weight then 🤙
What front/rear sprocket combo are you using?
@@5motoboy 15 front 42 rear
I could do this, easy. On my mountain bike 😂.